Buckeyes Fall Short at RV Minnesota

Saturday, November 18

Minneapolis, Minn.

8:00 PM

Ohio State

10-17,7-11Big Ten

RV Minnesota

15-11,11-7Big Ten

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Minnesota

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Buckeyes Fall Short at RV Minnesota

11/18/2023 10:30:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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Ohio State dropped a three-setter in its final road game of the regular season on Saturday night.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (10-17, 7-11 B1G) fell in straight sets (14-25, 9-25, 17-25) against RV Minnesota (15-11, 11-7 B1G) on Saturday night in the Buckeyes' last road game of the regular season.

Minnesota got off to a quick start and did not trail in the 25-14 first set win. The Gophers opened scoring in the second set and earned a 25-9 set win. Minnesota capped the match with a 25-17 win in the third set.

Emily Londot tied for the match-high nine kills and tied for the team-high eight digs with Sarah Sue Morbitzer. Sydney Taylor chipped in seven digs. Londot now ranks fifth in program history in career points and broke into the top-20 in career digs.

How it Happened
Minnesota scored the first three points of the match before Londot got the Buckeyes on the board. The Gophers built an early 7-3 lead but Ohio State got within two on a service ace from Lauren Murphy at 9-7. Minnesota used runs of three and four points to take an 18-10 lead amidst an OSU timeout. The Gophers led 23-11 after a 5-0 run and earned the 25-14 set win.

The Gophers opened scoring in the second set and used runs of 4-0 and 3-0 to take a 12-6 lead, forcing a Buckeye timeout. Ohio State called a second timeout trailing 19-7. Minnesota used a 7-0 run to extend its lead late in the set and earned a 25-9 set win.

Minnesota had the first four points of the third set before back-to-back Ohio State points. A 4-0 Gopher run gave them an 8-2 lead and prompted a Buckeye timeout. An OSU block from Kamiah Gibson and Eloise Brandewie cut the deficit to 15-9. The Buckeyes called a second timeout following a 3-0 Gophers run as OSU trailed 22-12. Ohio State scored four of the next five points out of that timeout but fell 25-17 in the set.

Highlights
S1: Mia Tuman joust at the net
S2: Zaria Ragler ace

Match Notes

Lauren Murphy has recorded an ace in nine-consecutive matches as she leads the team with 36 aces this season.
Emily Londot tied for the match-high nine kills and tied for the team-high eight digs with Sarah Sue Morbitzer. Sydney Taylor chipped in seven digs.
Londot moved up to fifth in career points (1,883.5) and broke into the top-20 in career digs as she now totals 947.
Londot also moved up to 17^th among single-season records in kills as she has 495 this season.

Up Next
Ohio State wraps up its 2023 regular season at home with matches on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. inside the Covelli Center. The Buckeyes host No. 14 Penn State on Friday and Rutgers on Saturday.

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